Pump Up the Volume

1990
15
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

32K

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Christian Slater in Pump Up the Volume (1990)

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Teen Comedy Comedy Drama Music

Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

32K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Trailer 2:00

Pump Up the Volume

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Storyline

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Trivia
The onscreen chemistry between Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis was genuine. They were in the midst of a year-long relationship while filming this movie.

Goofs
At the beginning of the movie, Hard Harry plays Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" from a record with a Motown label, but all of Cohen's studio albums to date have been released by Columbia. Also, though he is shown playing the first track on the record, "Everybody Knows" is actually the third track on the album 'I'm Your Man' on which the song originally appears.

Quotes
Mark Hunter: Eat your cereal with a fork and do your homework in the dark.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Darkman/Wild at Heart/Pump Up the Volume/My Blue Heaven/The Witches (1990)

Soundtracks
Everybody Knows
Written & Arranged by Leonard Cohen
Performed by Leonard Cohen
Published by Stranger Music (BMI)/Geffen & Robinhill Music c/o WB Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department

User reviews143

Featured review

9/10

Every teenager should see this film

What a film!!, this is a film that very accurately represents how it feels to be unpopular, or the new kid in high school. Slater gained much respect from me for his terrific performance is Hard Harry, a new kid at a school where the staff don't seem to care about the students, Harry runs a pirate radio station as an anonymous student at the high school, and shares his feelings about the school, he gains a large following of students who feel the same way he does, but then trouble starts. This is a truly great film, with great performances, this is probably the "Rebel Without A Cause", for our generation. ***1/2 out of ****.